Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- Fishergate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Carving
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Assembly Rooms
- Scarborough Bridge
- Monk Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The Abbot's House
- A New University